Faucet.



I. S. BLATTIIER,

FAUCET.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE I0, 1914.

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/Uf ww 1 f1, Tiff ISRAEL S. BLATTNER, OF MCKEESPORT, PENNSYLVANIA.

FAUCET.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 16, 1915.

Appication led .T une 10, 1914. Serial No. 844,295.

To ZZ ulm/'n 1' t may concern Be it known that I, saAnL S. BLATTXER, acitizen of the United States of America, residing at Mclieesport, in thecount-y of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, haver invented certainnew and useful mprovements in Faucets, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

rlhis invention relates to faucets andyhas for its object to provide adevice of such class, in a manner as hereinafter set forth7 with aspring controlled valvular member for opening and closing the dischargeend of the faucet to and from a liquid supply and to further providesaid valvular member with a spring controlled packing to prevent leakagewhen said member is shifted to a position to open the faucets, or to aposition closing the faucet.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a faucet which is simplein its construction and arrangement, strong, durable, eliicieut andconvenient in its use, readily assembled. and inexpensive tomanufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invent-ion consists ofa novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts ashereinafter more specifically clescribed, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention,but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modificationscan be resorted to which come within the scope of the claims lhereuntoappended.

In 'describing the invention in detail reference is had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like reference characters denotecorresponding part-s throughout the severalh The upper portion of thevalve easing 5 has formed therein a pair of diametrically opposedlengthwise extending slots 9, and near its lower end with an inletopening 10 and an outlet opening 11. The diameter of each of saidopenings is less than the diameter of the chamber 6.

Formed integral with the valve 'casing'5, near its lower end, is aninlet nipple l2 having the bore thereof of two diameters, the larger ofwhich is indicated at 13 and the smaller at 11. The portion 14 of thebore of the nipple 12 registers with the inlet opening 10. The inletnipple 12 is furthermore provided with an annular peripheral shoulder 15and peripheral threads 16 whereby said nipple 12 can be secured to asupply pipe and the shoulder 15 constituting an abutment for the supplypipe, the latter not being shown.

Formed integral with the casing 5, near its lower end and projecting inthe direction opposite to that in which the nipple 12 extends. is acurved discharge spout 17, having its bore o f two 'different diameters,the larger of which is indicated at 18 and the smaller at 19. Thatportion 19 of the bore of the spoilt 17 registers with the outletopening 11.

Arranged within the valve chamber 6, snugly engaging the wall thereof,and of a greater length than the valve casing 5, is a cylindrical andvertically movable valvular member 20, having a transverse port 21,which is adapted to register with the open ings 10 and 11, whenV thesaid member 2O is shifted downwardly. The member 20 at its top has ascrew threaded stem 22, and secured to the latter is a. cap 23, whichsurrounds the upper portion of the valvular member 20 and also the upperportion of the valve casing 5.

Surrounding the upper portion of the member 20 and interposed betweenthe cap 23 and the top of the valve casing 5, is a coil spring 24:,which acts to normally maintain the port 21 out of alinement with theopenings 10 and 11. When the valvular member 20, is shifted downwardly,to bring the port 21 to register'with the openings l() and 11, suchmovement of the member 2O 24, whereby when pressure is relieved upon thecap 23, the spring 24 will immediately shift the member 20 so that theport 2l will be moved out of register with the openings 10 and 11.

The upward movement of the valvular member 20, is arrested through themedium of a stop disk 25, which is secured to the lower end of themember 20, by a hold-fast device 26. The disk is of greater diameterthan the4 member 20 so as to engage the seat 8, to arrest the upwardmovementof said member 20. The disk 2.7 is also adapted to engage theshoulder 7. The downward movement of the member 20 is arrested throughthe medium'of a pin 2T, which 'extends through the member 20 and intothe slots 9. 'hen the member 20 is shifted downwardly the projectingends of the pin 27, engagingv the bottoms of the slots 9, will arrestfurther downward movement of the packing is employed and which consistsof a split sleeve 2%, surrounding the reduced i portion 2f) of vthemember 20. The reduced portion 29 is vinterposed between the port 2i Y.30, a pin 32 is employed, the latter beingand the lower end of saidmember 2Q and when the faucet is closed the sleeve 28 1s arranged toextend across the inner ends ot'v the openin, 10 and l1. The length ofthe sleeve 28 i's greater than the diameter of either opening 10 or 11.The member .20, below the port 21, and at the reduced portion 2f), isprovided with a transverse opening 30, in which is arranged a coilspring 31, for forcing the sleeve 28 outwardly, .to snugly engage thewall of the chamber 6;

To prevent turning movement of the sleeve seated in the sleeve 30 andthe reduced por- 4 tion 29 of the member 20. v 'What I claim is z- Afaucet comprising avvalvecasing provided with vertical slots atdiametrica'lly opposite points therein, inlet and outlet seetions formedintegral with said casing and projecting in opposite directions, thebores of saidyinlet and outlet sections being re-v secured to the bottomof said .valvular member, the lower edge of said casing being -offsetyto provide an annular seat therein,

said seat receiving said plate therein and.

limiting the upward movement of the valvular member, a cap secured tothe top of said valvular member and inclosing the upper port-ionthereof, a spring secured between said casing and said cap, and a pinprojecting at its terminals radially from said valvular member andprojecting through the slots in said valve casing to also limit themovement of the valvular member.

-In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

ISRAEL BLATTX'ER.

Witnesses:

MAX H. SnoLovrrz. L. DUNN.

